Save this beautiful ruin

11/10/2009
Spence's Modernist Masterpiece

Trawsfynydd's uncompromising form

WHY SPENCE’S WELSH MASTERPIECE SHOULD BE SPARED THE BULLDOZERS

One of the country’s forgotten yet most important post-war buildings could soon be demolished.

Designed by Modernist genius Sir Basil Spence, Trawsfynydd nuclear power station deserves a second look before it is decapitated.

Read this WalesHome article making the case. The background to the story and the chances of saving Trawsfynydd can be found here.

And here is a follow up article I wrote for the Guardian.


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